Author: Andrea Capra
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674417229
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Plato's Four Muses reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phhaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that contextualize the construction more broadly. The reference to four Muses in the myth of the cicadas is read as a hint of the "ingredients" of philosophical discourse, which Plato sets against the Greek tradition of poetic initiations and conceptualizes as a form of provocatively old-fasioned 'mousikē'.The book unravels three surprising features that define Plato's works. First, there is a measure of anti-intellectualism: Plato counters the rationalistic excesses of other forms of discourse, thus distinguishing his own words from both prose and poetry; second, Plato envisages a new beginning for philosophy: he conceptualizes the birth of Socratic dialogue in, and against, the Pythagorean tradition, with an emphasis on the new role of writing and on the cult of Socrates in the Academy; finally, a self-consciously ambivalent attitude emerges with respect to the social function of the dialogues. Plato's works are conceived both as a kind of “resistance literature” and as a preliminary move towards the new poetry of the Kallipolis.
Plato's Four Muses
Author: Andrea Capra
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674417229
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Plato's Four Muses reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phhaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that contextualize the construction more broadly. The reference to four Muses in the myth of the cicadas is read as a hint of the "ingredients" of philosophical discourse, which Plato sets against the Greek tradition of poetic initiations and conceptualizes as a form of provocatively old-fasioned 'mousikē'.The book unravels three surprising features that define Plato's works. First, there is a measure of anti-intellectualism: Plato counters the rationalistic excesses of other forms of discourse, thus distinguishing his own words from both prose and poetry; second, Plato envisages a new beginning for philosophy: he conceptualizes the birth of Socratic dialogue in, and against, the Pythagorean tradition, with an emphasis on the new role of writing and on the cult of Socrates in the Academy; finally, a self-consciously ambivalent attitude emerges with respect to the social function of the dialogues. Plato's works are conceived both as a kind of “resistance literature” and as a preliminary move towards the new poetry of the Kallipolis.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674417229
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Plato's Four Muses reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phhaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that contextualize the construction more broadly. The reference to four Muses in the myth of the cicadas is read as a hint of the "ingredients" of philosophical discourse, which Plato sets against the Greek tradition of poetic initiations and conceptualizes as a form of provocatively old-fasioned 'mousikē'.The book unravels three surprising features that define Plato's works. First, there is a measure of anti-intellectualism: Plato counters the rationalistic excesses of other forms of discourse, thus distinguishing his own words from both prose and poetry; second, Plato envisages a new beginning for philosophy: he conceptualizes the birth of Socratic dialogue in, and against, the Pythagorean tradition, with an emphasis on the new role of writing and on the cult of Socrates in the Academy; finally, a self-consciously ambivalent attitude emerges with respect to the social function of the dialogues. Plato's works are conceived both as a kind of “resistance literature” and as a preliminary move towards the new poetry of the Kallipolis.
Phaedrus
Author: Plato
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Phaedrus, written by Plato, is a dialogue between Plato's protagonist, Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presumably composed around 370 BC, about the same time as Plato's Republic and Symposium.
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Phaedrus, written by Plato, is a dialogue between Plato's protagonist, Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presumably composed around 370 BC, about the same time as Plato's Republic and Symposium.
Myth and Philosophy in Plato's Phaedrus
Author: Daniel S. Werner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021286
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Examines the role of myth in Plato's Phaedrus, arguing that it leads readers to participate in Plato's dialogues and to engage in self-examination.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021286
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Examines the role of myth in Plato's Phaedrus, arguing that it leads readers to participate in Plato's dialogues and to engage in self-examination.
The Six Books of Proclus, the Platonic Successor, on the Theology of Plato, Tr. from the Greek
The Six Books of Proclus, the Platonic Successor, on the Theology of Plato, Translated from the Greek
Author: Proclus
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Neoplatonism
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Neoplatonism
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The Six Books of Proclus, the Platonic Successor, on the Theology of Plato, Translated from the Greek: to which a Seventh Book [by the Translator] is Added, in Order to Supply the Deficiency of Another Book on this Subject, which was Written by Proclus, But Since Lost. Also a Translation ... of Proclus'Elements of Theology. To which are Added, a Translation of the Treatise of Proclus on Providence and Fate; a Translation of Extracts from His Treatise Entitled, Ten Doubts Concerning Providence; and a Translation of His Treatise on the Subsistence of Evil. ... By Thomas Taylor
Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy
Author: James M. Ambury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107184460
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The only available volume of essays from scholars of every interpretative viewpoint on self-knowledge and self-ignorance in Plato's thought.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107184460
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The only available volume of essays from scholars of every interpretative viewpoint on self-knowledge and self-ignorance in Plato's thought.
Philosophy and Religion in Plato's Dialogues
Author: Andrea Nightingale
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108837301
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Challenges the idea that Plato is a secular thinker, exploring the interaction of philosophy and Greek religion in the dialogues.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108837301
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Challenges the idea that Plato is a secular thinker, exploring the interaction of philosophy and Greek religion in the dialogues.
Plato's Phaedrus
Author: Ronna Burger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Platonic Love from Antiquity to the Renaissance
Author: Carl Séan O'Brien
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108530095
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
Platonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries. First developed in the Symposium and the Phaedrus, it was taken up by subsequent thinkers in antiquity, entered the theological debates of the Middle Ages, and played a key role in the reception of Neoplatonism and the etiquette of romantic relationships during the Italian Renaissance. In this wide-ranging reference work, a leading team of international specialists examines the Platonic distinction between higher and lower forms of eros, the role of the higher form in the ascent of the soul and the concept of Beauty. They also treat the possibilities for friendship and interpersonal love in a Platonic framework, as well as the relationship between love, rhetoric and wisdom. Subsequent developments are explored in Plutarch, Plotinus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Eriugena, Aquinas, Ficino, della Mirandola, Castiglione and the contra amorem tradition.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108530095
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
Platonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries. First developed in the Symposium and the Phaedrus, it was taken up by subsequent thinkers in antiquity, entered the theological debates of the Middle Ages, and played a key role in the reception of Neoplatonism and the etiquette of romantic relationships during the Italian Renaissance. In this wide-ranging reference work, a leading team of international specialists examines the Platonic distinction between higher and lower forms of eros, the role of the higher form in the ascent of the soul and the concept of Beauty. They also treat the possibilities for friendship and interpersonal love in a Platonic framework, as well as the relationship between love, rhetoric and wisdom. Subsequent developments are explored in Plutarch, Plotinus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Eriugena, Aquinas, Ficino, della Mirandola, Castiglione and the contra amorem tradition.